The one thing that comes across in all these posts is the respect that the CAS is held in by their authors. I am delighted to see that, I really am. But I hope that respect is based on his ability as Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force, and not as a FJ pilot. The two are really quite different, he is no longer operational, and I would think that from the AT and SH guys point of view he might appear to be stuck in the FJ world and the introduction of the Tornado. Meanwhile there are real problems of personel and material shortfalls in just about every direction you look, especially in those areas that are fighting not one but two wars. Personally I would like to see him speeding up the painfully slow fitting of ESF to the Hercules Fleet, to resolving the fate of the Chinook Mk3 fleet, and if he has any time left getting the scandalous slur cast on two deceased Chinook pilots reversed. There are other considerations for the head of the RAF to concern himself with than personal indulgence. All right BH maybe it is his train set, all the more reason to behave responsibly! You don't see the Fat Controller driving Thomas around, simply because he can! Think of how the other engines would feel!